Casinos are highly regulated entertainment places where accountability, compliance, and safety reign supreme.
One of the best ways casinos can legally protect themselves is by investing in age and identity verification tools that take the guesswork out of the IDing process.
As fake IDs become more sophisticated, casinos must find ways to spot and deny underage patrons
Why Casinos Face Unique ID Verification Challenges
Casinos operate on a 24/7/365 schedule, making age verification an around-the-clock job.
To add to this, many components make safeguarding the establishment difficult, including:
- Multiple entrances and points of sale make oversight difficult.
- Bars, restaurants, gaming floors, and entertainment venues are all under one roof.
- Compliance with their state’s legal age requirements (18+ or 21+).
- Diverse visitors, including international guests with non-U.S. IDs.
Checking IDs at the door is no longer enough. Casinos need a multi-layered
approach to:
- Spot fake IDs
- Detect fraud
- Avoid significant legal penalties
The Cost of Non-Compliance
Years ago, we covered a story about the NW Indiana Casino being fined $100,000 for repeatedly letting an 18-year-old man enter the gaming floor to play blackjack and wager at the sportsbook using a fake ID.
This incident brings to light two major realities:
- Fake IDs today can easily fool the naked eye.
- Even the best systems fail without proper enforcement and integration.
How We Help Casinos Stay Compliant
As a leading provider of ID verification systems, we offer casino-grade tools built to address these challenges.
Our proprietary scanner software verifies 6,500 documents, including:
- North American driver’s licenses
- Passports
- Military and Native American IDs
- And more
Some key features of our age verification tools are:
Versatility
We offer mobile and stationary ID scanner options. Our mobile varieties are excellent for security and cocktail servers who move around the casino floor.
While our stationary scanners are great for bar counters and cashier windows.
Fake ID detection
We use 50+ forensic checks against databases to authenticate documents in seconds. Our IDentiFake detects manipulated, cloned, and duplicated IDs and is excellent for casino entrances and cashier windows.
Tagging Capabilities
For example, our scanners allow you to tag patrons as banned or VIP. Visual, audible alerts let your employees know when a tagged customer is scanned. With our IDVisor Sync networking software, casino watch/exclusion lists may be distributed to all ID scanners in real-time.
Scanning a particular person of interest’s ID can automatically trigger a text and/or email alert to management and security personnel.
Anti-Passback Technology
This alerts security if an ID is reused to gain entry. This feature helps spot duplicate IDs on the premises.
Occupancy Tracking
Gain access to real-time headcounts in your venue to ensure you’re complying with local capacity regulations.
Data Collection
Store images and scans to prove your due diligence.
Non-Compliance isn’t Worth the Gamble
Casinos are a high-stakes environment, and failing to verify patrons’ age and identities properly can result in hefty fines and long-term reputation damage.
Explore our age verification tools and find the right ones for your establishment.